# Epistle of Barnabas 21.6

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [Epistle of Barnabas](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/) (*Epistula Barnabae*)
- Date: ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:408; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 340–407 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/21/6/

Summary: Be taught by God and ready for the judgment.

## Greek text

γίνεσθε δὲ θεοδίδακτοι, ἐκζητοῦντες τί ζητεῖ κύριος ἀφʼ ὑμῶν, καὶ ποιεῖτε ἵνα εὑρεθῆτε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως.

## English translation (Claude)

And be taught by God, seeking out what the Lord seeks from you, and do it, so that you may be found on the day of judgment.

## Scripture references

- 1 Thess 4:9: echo, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Barn. 21.6 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/21/6/).